మురిపెముకు మూడు నల్ల పూసలు, కొలిక్కి ఒక తిరగట్రాయి.

This proverb is used to describe how people show extreme enthusiasm or care for something new, often overdoing it in the beginning. It refers to a laundryman who, out of excitement for a new piece of cloth, scrubs it excessively to make it perfectly white, potentially wearing it out quickly. It highlights the temporary and excessive nature of initial excitement.

This proverb is used to warn someone against being short-sighted. It suggests that one should not get overly excited or distracted by temporary joys and transient pleasures, but instead focus on long-term consequences and future stability. It is often used to advise people who are wasting resources or time on fleeting things while ignoring their upcoming responsibilities.

This proverb suggests that one cannot solve fundamental problems or deep-seated poverty through small, temporary handouts or charity. It emphasizes that major issues require sustainable solutions rather than superficial or temporary fixes.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone who lives on the generosity of others or is at the lowest level of expectations suddenly demands luxuries or high-quality things. It can also imply that someone who has nothing to lose or is a professional beggar can often manage to get better food than a hard-working person through persistence or luck.

This proverb describes the anxiety and pressure daughters-in-law in traditional households felt regarding their workload. When the sun disappears early due to clouds, they panic because it signals the end of the day, yet their heavy household chores are far from finished, fearing the consequences or criticism from their mothers-in-law.

This proverb serves as a warning against incompatible matches and lack of discipline. It suggests that being overly pampered or indulgent leads to a loss of self-reliance (begging/poverty), and a significant age gap in marriage leads to misery or a shortened lifespan due to the burden of care and emotional dissatisfaction.

This expression is used to describe a secret that is so poorly kept or fragile that the slightest action reveals it. It mocks someone who tries to act very secretive about something that is already obvious or easily discovered.

This expression is used to describe a person who is completely alone, has no relatives, or no connections whatsoever. It signifies absolute isolation or the lack of any support system, often used when referring to a person who has no family to call their own.

* Trane, schau Wem! † Fidati era un buon uomo, Noutifdare era meglio.

This expression is used to describe a central idea, person, or solution that connects many different elements together. It implies that while there may be many components (beads), they are all unified or held together by a single point (the clasp). It is often used to describe a common theme in a story or a single solution that resolves multiple problems.

This proverb is used to describe something that is absurdly disproportionate or ruined by a heavy, mismatched addition. It mocks the idea of adding something extremely bulky or ugly (the grinding stone) to something delicate and small (black beads) in the name of decoration or completion.